Everyone looked somewhat distressed at this time. The crops planted next were sweet potatoes followed by potatoes, and the harvest was quite good. Everyone was waiting for the next rain.
However, no rain came each day, and at this time, everyone's face showed a bit of bitterness and a bit of anxiety. "God, what do you want us to do to make it rain?"
Looking at the heavens, there is humanity at this moment, and at this time, an event happens to occur, which is the destruction of the Four Olds. At this moment, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is not among the Four Olds. The value of TCM is recognized by the state, so TCM is still doing well.
However, the drought news spread directly throughout the country, and many places across the country began to experience drought. In this nationwide drought situation, the country started a rural policy, which was supported by many people across the country.
The drought has lasted for more than two years. It is not obvious in this Qishan'ao area of Fengjia Village, but in other places, many people have already run out of food during the drought the following year.
With no food available, everyone started digging for grass roots in the mountains. Because of the seeds, Fengjia Village in Qishan'ao had more food than other places. However, under these circumstances, people began to rob Qishan'ao.
Everyone on the other side of Qishan'ao has plenty to eat and drink, which makes many people envious. At this moment, Ji Huangquan sold the last roast duck and roast chicken and then gave the factory workers a holiday, because the factory cannot operate without food.
Actually, taking it from the space would have been manageable, but this approach was too conspicuous. Ji Huangquan directly gave each person five catties of white flour and fifty catties of grain.
Everyone looked on in surprise as they took the grain. Due to the drought, grain prices were soaring, and many people couldn't afford to buy it even if they had the money. They never expected that Ji Huangquan would give away this grain as a welfare benefit.
"We'll reopen after this drought is over." Upon hearing this, everyone nodded and left with reluctance. They were enjoying good food and drink here, but once they left, they would hardly have any meat to eat back home.
Thinking of all this, everyone left with their own food, because it was impossible to plant anything in the arid land. Without water, no matter how hard you worked, you couldn't expect to have anything to eat.
The people of Fengjia Village had plenty to eat that year thanks to the seeds of potatoes and sweet potatoes. However, Feng Biluo, Ji Huangquan, and others also heard that people in other places had been robbed.
Upon seeing the food in Fengjia Village, those people immediately began looting without saying a word. Guan Changjin had to send people to suppress them, but since those people were ordinary citizens, there was no way to really do anything to them.
“We’re all starving to death. Everyone in Qishan’ao has white flour to eat, but we’re all starving to death.” Someone cried while holding their child. At this moment, Guan Changjin sighed.
Finally, they went to find someone to take some of the food out of their possession, but it still wasn't enough, because there had never been enough food. In this situation, they had no choice but to ask their family for help.
The problem was that the drought that year was too severe. Not only was there no food in Qishan Valley, but it was the same in other places. Famine spread throughout the country, with only a few places not experiencing famine.
In this situation, many places are barely able to take care of themselves. At this time, Guan Changjin looked unwell, and Madam Guan looked at him and asked, "What's wrong with you?"
"The people above said they would find a solution as soon as possible," Guan Changjin said. "But the problem is that we don't have any food right now. If we wait even a day, something bad will happen. It's only good in that place."
"What can we do? But it's no wonder that others have opinions about Qishan'ao. In the beginning, the factory's affairs made the people of Qishan'ao rich. Later, when the factory closed for the holidays, they even provided a lot of food. Other places started to go hungry last year. How can they feel at peace with that?"
Madam Guan's words made a lot of sense. When he heard this, Guan Changjin looked at Madam Guan and said, "How can these be compared?" Madam Guan was slightly taken aback when she heard this. "Others didn't fall from the sky. They also achieved everything they have today through their own efforts. Forget it, I'll think of a way to handle this."
"You want to find a way? How are you going to find a way? When a person is hungry, they will do anything, you know that." Looking at Guan Changjin, Madam Guan spoke up.
Upon hearing this, Guan Changjin sighed and said, "I know what you mean. I'm trying to find a solution, aren't I?" This drought is beyond my control. Thinking of this, he said, "I'll go and try to borrow some grain from Qishan'ao." Upon hearing this, Madam Guan smiled.
Looking at the other person, his expression became somewhat complicated, but he couldn't help but laugh. "What you're saying is really laughable to me. Why should others lend us grain? We don't know how long this drought will last. Who knows if we'll starve to death after lending out grain?"
Upon hearing this, Guan Changjin asked, "Then what do you want me to do?" Yes, if the grain couldn't be borrowed, what was he supposed to do? Upon hearing this, Madam Guan looked at Guan Changjin.
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